Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Mozilla: https:// to http://

"Although this page is encrypted, this information you have entered is to be sent over an unencrypted connection and could easily be read by a third party. Are you sure you want to continue sending this information?"


I got this error message when redirection of web pages from https:// to http:// page in my site with firefox and opera web browser. After long searching I have found some useful comment about this error.


Troubleshooting:


- make sure the form handler also resides on a secure server (https).( It can also be caused by a post method that is called via JavaScript:post where it should be post)


- Firefox warns because the form is submitted from SSL to non-SSL, the only option you have is to click [Ignore] and "not show me this again


- The "action" for this form is not https but rather is JavaScript. The browser doesn't know (prior to interpreting the JavaScript) what the JavaScript is going to do with the form data, so it assumes
the worst, and you get this warning.


These are some links where find some good discussion about this error,


http://www.ecommercetemplates.com/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48600


http://www.ecommercetemplates.com/phphelp/ecommplus/linkpoint.asp


http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mozilla.security/905


If any body found a proper solution of this error please reply. I think if both pages open with https:// then this error is not comes.


Hope it’s helpful


Suggestions are always welcome.


Thanks.